In 1924 pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene embarked on an intrepid road trip from Land's End to John O'Groats. He recorded his journey on film, using an experimental colour process; the result was remarkable travelogue called The Open Road. Reviewers hailed the film as an amazing success at which audiences would 'gasp .. Read more
| Starring | Dan Cruickshank |
|---|---|
| Director | Annabel Hobley |
| Genres | Special Interest, Television |
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In 1924 pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene embarked on an intrepid road trip from Land's End to John O'Groats. He recorded his journey on film, using an experimental colour process; the result was remarkable travelogue called The Open Road. Reviewers hailed the film as an amazing success at which audiences would 'gasp with wonder', for, at a time when cinemagoers saw their world only in black and white, Claude's remarkable films were shot in colour. Eighty years after Claude's original trip, the BBC and the British Film Institute have recreated the journey, and in this three-part series Dan Cruickshank boards a vintage car and retraces Claude's route through the heart of Britain. Drawing fully on Claude's original footage, which has been meticulously restored by the bfi, this wonderful series affords contemporary audiences a vibrant glimpse at life in the 1920s, and a chance to examine not only how much has changed, but also all that has remained the same since that time. On the route through scenic West Country, into Wales, up the west coast to Scotland, and on to John O'Groats, we hear from a cast of characters - not only relatives and friends of those who appear in Claude's footage, but those who featured in the films as children, and who describe the moving experience of encountering themselves within this beautiful footage.
| Starring | Dan Cruickshank |
|---|---|
| Director | Annabel Hobley |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 57 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Special Interest, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 02 May 2006 |
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More entertaining that the Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon
This is a very entertaining 3 episode series about narrator Dan Cruickshank following Claude Friese-Greene's journey in the early 20s from Lands End to John... read more »
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Great for people interested in 1920s Britain
I enjoyed this DVD. I think that it is fantastic that the BBC managed to find people who can identify many of the characters in the films. Mega congratulations ... read more »
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